A parish in Paranaque has warned the public against scams using the clergy to swindle money from church goers. Photo courtesy Presentation of the Child Jesus FB The Presentation of the Child Jesus Parish issued the warning after a solicitation letter supposedly coming from Msgr Felipe Ocol...
An alliance of child rights advocates commended the 18th Congress for passing several key children’s rights bills despite the abrupt adjustment demands in work due to Covid-19 restrictions. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP / FILE PHOTO) Child Rights Network (CRN), on Thursday, June 2, extended its...
A policeman charged for sexual harassment of a 15 year-old boy was ordered arrested by the city police chief on Tuesday, May 31. Col. Jaime Santos, in a phone interview, said the suspect, a 51-year-old Staff Master Sergeant and assigned to the police Sub-Station I is now detained at the police...
(PIXABAY) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Authority for Child Care (NACC)—formerly known as the Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB), have issued guidelines to ensure the continuous processing of child placement and adoption processing services while the...
By Jennifer Leu-Yong All photos are courtesy of Ms. Leovelyn Quiambao A billboard of Megan Chloe Quiambao On a normal Saturday afternoon, in their home in Milan, six-year-old Megan Chloe Quiambao would be holding coloring pencils, drawing on her sketchbook. At first glance, you may find nothing...
K-pop idol group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) sold nearly 1.25 million copies of their new mini-album in one week and topped the chart. TXT released "Minisode 2: Thursday's Child" on May 9 and according to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, the album garnered 1,248,370 copies in first-week sales from May 9 to 15...
K-pop idol group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) earned the title “million seller” for the first time through their new mini-album. TXT released "Minisode 2: Thursday's Child" on May 9 and in just two days, the album has sold more than one million copies. TXT (Big Hit Music) According to Korea’s...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) is undertaking close coordination to strengthen the Barangay Councils for the Protection of Children (BCPC) in the face of the reported increasing incidence of child abuse and violence against women. At the same time, the Baguio...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian underscored the need to uphold child rights education even as the age of sexual consent in the Philippines has been raised from 12 to 16 in order to protect children from violence and abuse. Republic Act (RA) No. 11648, which was signed last March, provides that those who...
CAVITE – A 33-year-old call center agent was nabbed in Tanza after groping a 12-year-old girl on board a passenger jeepney on Saturday, April 9. Investigation showed that during a jeepney ride from Trece Martires to Tanza, the suspect, identified as John Mark Dimabayao, reportedly laid his...
Operatives from the Northern Police District (NPD) arrested a man wanted for child abuse along Pampano Street, Brgy. Longos, Malabon City on Monday morning, April 11. Lt. Colonel Jay Dimaandal, NPD Special Operations Unit (DSOU) chief, identified the suspect as Gilbert Casimero, 43, a resident of...
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has pumped livelihood projects worth P2.48 million to curb child labor in the island province of Guimaras. Parents listen intently to DOLE-6 Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. during the turn-over of Php 2.48 million worth of projects...
